ROHILICHAND, a division or commissioner ship for administrative purposes of the N.W. Provinces of British India, comprising the dis tricts of Bareilly, Bijnour, Badaon, Moradabad, Shah Jahanpur, and the Terai. Area, 11,805 square miles ; population (1872), 5,436,314. Lat. 27° 35' to 30° 1' N., and long. 78° 1' to 80° 26' E. Rohilla Afghans had held a large tract in those provinces ever since Ahmad Shah's desolating invasion in 1761. The Rohillas were foreigners, and had cruelly lorded it over the peasantry. The Pathan race form only a small part of the population. The first settlers of the Rohilla. Afghans were two brothers, Shah Alam and Husain Khan. The son of the first of these, Daoud Khan, achieved sonic distinction in the earlier part of the 18th century. But the rise of the family is owing mainly to his adopted son, Ali Muhammad Khan. On the cession of Rohilkhand to the British in 1801, the family were continued in their possessions. Ahmad Ali Khan died in 1839. The succession of his only daughter was rejected, and the next heir, Muhammad Sayed Khan, the eldest son of Gholana Muhammad Khan, was put in possession of the estate. For his services during the rebellion of 1857, the nawab received a grant of land yielding 1,04,400 rupees on the Moradabad and Buell!), frontier. He also received the dignity of ICnight of the Star of India. In Rohilkhand, the Muhammadan huidlords rose in the revolt of 1857, and not the Hindu. The Boksa are a forest tribe in Western Robilkhand, and in part of the forests of the Siwalik Hills of Dehm Doon. They are of short stature and spare Imbits, with broad faces, depressed noses, prognathous jaws, thick lips, very scanty beard and moustaches, but not darker in colour than the ordinary Hindus of the country. They are reputed to be skilful in witch
craft. They are very ignorant and indolent, but simple, inoffensive, and good-humoured: They have a scanty, rude cultivation, and collect forest produce and wash gold, but they have no caste, and eat almost anything. They have 720 separate language. They are supposed to be dying out. They are mid to enjoy a wonderful innnunity from the effects of malaria. The Bhihar are an aboriginal tribe of the Upper Doab, called in the Doab, Blieindiar, and in Rohilkhand, Behar. They were expelled from Nimuli and the neigh bouring districts by the Bir Gujar Rajput. The Mar of Northern India, called also Bharat, Raj bhar, and Ilharpatwa, aro an aboriginal mee fol lowing the meanest of avocations, especially that of swineherdm. In the hills mat of Mirzapore, there aro some Bhar rajas. Tradition ascribes to them tho whole country frotn Gorakhpur to I3un delkhand, and many old stone forta. Professor Wilson supposes it posaible that the name comes from Bharat; an ancient name of India.
Ahartcarah is a territory which contains many districts in tho north-east frontier of Malwa. The tribe or etiste aro the Ahoy, from whom the terri tory derives ita names of Aharwarah, and the Aharat are spread through Rohilkhand and other districts in tho N.1V. Provinces, following pastoml pursuits. They claim to be descended from the Yadu mce of Rajputs.—ilitcheson; Imp. Gaz.